Hog-foot saver.



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Ialtfrlmrd Nov. 19, 1918 for re-cleaning such NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXANDER A. KOPCINSKI AND PETER HANAS, 0F ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.

HOG-FOOT SAVER.

lpeointion of Letters Intent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1918.

Application filed October 30, 1918. Serial No. 128,547.

To au w/wm it may concern.'

Be it known that we, ALEXANDER A. Kor- CINSKI and PETER HANAs, citizens of the United States, residing at St. Joseph, in the county of Buchanan and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hog-Foot Savers, of which the following is a specification.

In present packin house practice after slaughtering a hog tie animal is suspended from a hook through the leader of one of its hind feet thereby frequently breaking said leader and tearing or mutilating the foot. so that the foot is rendered useless for any pur ose, excepting inedible purposes.

e object of our inventlon is to overcome this waste which, in the aggregate is very large, and to also obviate the necessity animals as have fallen to the Hoor or ground because of such breakage.

We accomplish our object by the means hereinafter described, in which- Figure 1 is either a front or rear view of a hog foot saver shown in open osition ready to receive and clamp a hogs oot;

Fig. 2 is a view of a hogs foot saver in suspended hooked position, a' hogs foot gripped in a clamp, the dotted lines in the clamp portion of the device indicating the 'cavities in which the animals foot is held when the clamp is closed, and

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of the clamping part of the device showing the cavities therein.

Corresponding letters refer to similar arts in the drawings and throughout the description, the letters A and B representing the frame of the device which consists of two entirely separable parts, frame A. consisting of an upright which has rigid connection with a cavity C forming one half of a clamping member. A carrier D is rigidly fastened in or on the inside of frame A.. A hanger E is attached adjustably and forms connection with any suitable support. Spaced vertically beneath said carrier bolt l" inserted through said part A. A revoluble lever handle H has connection with Asaid holt, the other end of said bolt being threaded, as indicated by letters f f. The opposite part B of said' frame is adjustable on part D' of carrier D. The inner yside of part B is provided with a block J threaded through its center through which the threaded bolt F travels. K is a cap ada ted to inclose the outward projecting end o the threaded bolt, to protect the threads of said bolt from being injured.

From the foregoin description it will be readily understood t at by revolvin lever handle H the clamping and unclamplng 0peration is quickly and easily accomplished.

What we claim and desire to secure is:

A hog foot saver, comprising a primary and a secondary upright, said uprights being adapted to grip a hogs foot, said primary upright provided with an opening near its up er end, a shaft provided fwit means attac in the same to said secondary upright, said siaft extending through the opening of the primary upright, suspension means formed upon said shaft and its connecting means and being positioned between said uprights, and means for adjusting said uprights with respect to each other for clamping or releasing a hogs foot.

In testimony whereof` weV aiix our signatures in the resence of two witnesses.

ALEA NDER A. KOPCINSKI. PETER 'HAN AS. Witnesses:

CHAs. C. HRUBY, JOHN FLOWERS. 

